Telegram-herald., 1887-03-07
LINES FROM LANSING
a Graphic Description % Leg
islatige Life.
some SATURDAY EIGHT REFLECTIONS
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Diversions Cenplimsats 20
bssutiiul Women ana
Their Influence On
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Their inflaeaee On
Legislation.
IlssaiAr osfFessoaasaoe q TslsasAs Hsa4Lo
iAssgse. March o.rhesr il something
Of House Of Lords atmosphere. blas
gFass elegance sEd = cosmopolitan lAnEo'
aud lzssiiade about TIE life Of ihe sseFss,s
Legislator Although Il i true that 70 It's
majority there's nothing ia it that serves io
enrich the exchequer. tLers are many LITTLE
luxuries that are not.foand a. home upon the
IA rm in the workshop. or even the law
Office that grAoes the cross roads. when
Representative So-and-so is n.ingiine wiih
his constituents. IL Is one thing 90 write a
letter uPon the ragged corner OF blank
leaf torn from the latest received crop re-
port, walk mile and a bali 20 the Post
Office after hard dsy labor 10 deposit the
message that will await tomorfow's Stage ia
a crumpled and sOlled yellow envelope aud
quite another 10 slt in an easy chair % an
elsgsnt desk where clean and handsome
stationery bids your pen 10 action. and where
protrades the little button thai pressed. calls
10 your elbow some one OF your tweaty
the warrants Of the Auditor General" It's
realistic prose tina; fills ones life when tbe
overcoat is found on the floor of the dark
closet at home. when the boots are encased
in mud in the wOodshcd and the best
hat is crushed and soilei under
the doing cat. IL is the sweetest of pastor
al poetry. where a polished son OF Africa
stands in visiting a. your unpaid slave, %
remove and return your coat and bat, both
brushed ana cleaned. TO shine tae aoied
leather and to remove and adjust your
srctics. No one would think the corpascular
Wasson was the gr,at champion Of the asr.-
cultural interests, as well as the State school
for gr.s. he sits in All easy chair u have
his ruDbers placed upon his feet by cloak
room menial; no one would look upon
sandy pie xioned Dakin a. the chr anion
of the cosntrodden lAborer as they see h.m
surrounded By six or dozsn messenger
boys bent on doing bis bidding. It's bard
20 arise az the Growing OF the cock, sit
down 10 breakfast OF salt PORK Drowned
potatoes and flour gravcy. 20 forth % six
teen hours of thankiess toll and retire wear
led and exhausted at night, knowing that
tomorrow mus follow as did today II
isn't much Of a task 10 arise and breakfast
IN the morning four days IN the week. in
time TO respond 20 the 10 O'Clock roll-ca of
the house. or the o'clock matinee Of the
senate; not much of 4 hardship 10 sii
lounge. listen, read, write. sleep and speak
little during four or five hours Of each
solar day
1t is hard TO see ten solil. sill
yer dollars melt away before the
eyes OF the average legislator. when
he is ENJOYING life near the bosom of be
family. even though the boys may neei a
ne~ pair of bo1t- the girls a gandg kair
ribbon aud the mother a new church bon
net al OF which snls, come out 81 fhc
ten dollar William" II isn't much o
task for ihe average legislator 10 show his
colleague now much be knows about life.
as seen IN greii cities. while twenty. one dol-
bars. the amount Of his actual salary. slip
easily away ~ the seven DAYS round of
temporary greatness end this even though
tl- home nest is not cheered by a sin zle cent
from ibe Ea'erna' brit.
Few men ever get rich in the Miehiyaa
legislature. These f.w recine upon knocK-
down canyss cots IN the committee r,pnins
oil the capitoi, dine at restaurants run npon
the European plan where they diet against
gout and It's kindred ailments by csliiur,os
mush and milk for breakfgs, a small eak
for dinner eni milk aud mn-A for s.,usr.
lhev nafrOS IA ir war iroDs down t,one
laundricc shir week. one Set OF relllsii
attachments quarter ani single cravat
Deacon hOuk, Of OrHana. thew omit the tie
ami "ciekic altokr' her and disDeDse With
the paper coi'a- dIrin-; warm weather.
The cgss. are s8ld L. le fafe when n
Legislator ugures with his salary a. be-
would figure ~ith his income upon tho
bvsrd Of ifaOe. He goe- ia rp.n
ne principle Of making hiti.iug or winains
everything. and ganb rs with b'a setl.
mae Or o'her coiieseGe 20 see which shas
IA 70 sufi'ins 10 exhibit Tor his iapars
foker - the iayOrite pasume and sbe soia-
is are staked IN small BITS upon the fas
mating game. The senatorial layout leu-
era y operstei IN ga. private room of one
II tie Upper Peninsula ~jiuas sf The iahs-
iHE Hou~f = oecs ~ limit ~ oaa coi.ar q
corner white the Loser House rancho 40
the Hrdson House places the lima nf
iVeniv-hye cen s. House bii 50.
~birh is a bil 10 suppre-s - ming foe
n,nnev. % Other valuable thing whatsoevsr.
With canis. dice rJgle.;~. faro. etc &c
V 81 untoaotvd'y hreak ~ thsse ltie
fleasantIifs. shoHld the hiii PISS sud <
aember wiil be ob Ire So start even IL lie
race - make Doth ends sf the ~rek rls.t
on tie iweBtv one doilar aiio sance
AhpiD"T Isil-lflsi treat tu8f wealth gaa-
mo- lurr0s 81 sgd that is Invaluable II tie
.aei Dat uyon p e4ssBt dave t0e si.ie al sles
ani se - = oi fas nails Df Legislation , O.
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their SISTERS of alciebt Athens and nome
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